The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas, has announced that the 2025 appropriation bill is being developed to address critical areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and infrastructure. He emphasized that the budget will also focus on job creation and technological advancement to improve public services and economic growth in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that an unidentified lady has been rescued from suspected ritualist at an undisclosed hotel in Abuja. According to a viral video on social media, the screaming of the lady in the night attracted the attention of the hotel staff who forcefully opened the door. The man in question had already stripped the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hon. Tunde Azeez, popularly known as Disco, has stepped down as Chairman of Agege Local Government due to health issues that hindered his capacity to perform his responsibilities effectively. During a plenary session, the council’s Legislative Arm praised Azeez for his dedication and service to the community, acknowledging his commitment to…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a couple identified as Emmanuel and Mmesoma Okafor for allegedly kidnapping an online vendor who had gone to deliver a product in the Iyana Ishashi area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday. According to him, the…
Wife of a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police and Assistant-Inspector General (retd), Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped in the Arepo area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the kidnappers wearing masks waylaid Mrs Odumosu’s vehicle while she was approaching her residence, dragged her out and whisked her to an unknown destination. The incident…
A 16-year-old student of Delta Secondary School, Okere Urhobo in Warri, Delta was reportedly abducted, gang raped and stabbed to death by unknown assailants. The body of the student was discovered in an uncompleted building at Erhirhowevrhe Street, off Ejemudarho, in Okumagba Layout, Warri on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Details of the incident are still…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Directorate on Wednesday arraigned one Precious Uzondu, on a two-count charge bordering on his alleged refusal to accept the Naira as a legal tender. This was made known in a statement shared on the commissions X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday. According to the charge, Uzondu, refused…
Referee Adebayo Qudus has been suspended indefinitely by the Nigeria Football Federation following a string of controversial decisions during a Nigeria National League fixture between Gateway United and Sporting Lagos on Saturday, The PUNCH reports. The NFF Refereeing Development Committee, in a letter obtained by The PUNCH, cited Qudus’ conduct in the matchday 19 encounter…
Popular Nigerian cross-dresser and social media personality Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, better known as Bobrisky, has revealed that he no longer has male genitals. The controversial celebrity disclosed this recently in a social media post. According to him, he now has thick thighs with a sexy shape. He wrote, “I no longer have a manhood, just…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigerians should stand up and defend the country’s democracy by resisting the state of emergency declared in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu. The former vice-president spoke in Abuja on Thursday at a press conference of concerned political leaders. He said it is not only the responsibility of the opposition…